HMCC News

March 16, 2022

Ever Given’s Sister Vessel Runs Aground In US, Almost After A Year Of Suez Canal Incident

A 1,095-foot container vessel operated by Evergreen Marine Corp, the company whose vessel had reportedly blocked the Suez Canal in 2021 for almost a week, holding […]

March 16, 2022

Ship Recycling Workers’ Protest Shakes Aliaga

In the last six days, almost the totality of the ship recycling workforce at İzmir Aliağa district, Turkey, has been striking for better employment conditions. Around […]

March 16, 2022

NYK Completes Biofuel Trial On Seanergy Vessel Transporting Anglo American Cargo

The capesize bulker Friendship, owned by Seanergy Maritime and chartered by NYK, has collaborated with global mining company Anglo American to complete a trial using biofuel […]

March 16, 2022

150 Years Of LR In Italy Celebrated With Fincantieri’s 75th Vessel & Visit To Wartsila

LR (Lloyd’s Register), a leading provider of classification, compliance and advisory services to the marine and offshore industries, and Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding […]

March 16, 2022

Estonia Ratifies Compensation Regime For Hazardous And Noxious Cargoes

Estonia has become the latest country to accede to a key IMO compensation treaty covering the maritime transport of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) by ship. […]

March 16, 2022

World’s Largest Civilian Hospital Ship Global Mercy Makes Way To Senegal In May

The 37,000-gt Global Mercy was welcomed in Rotterdam, Netherlands over the last two weeks as the ship opened its doors to the public and global dignitaries […]

March 16, 2022

‘Ammonia Prepared’ Class Notation For Geogas LPG Carriers Ordered At HMD

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, is supporting the classification and construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in the Republic of […]

March 16, 2022

Design Approved For World’s First Methane Oxidation Catalyst System

Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and Yanmar Power Technologies Co. (YPT), have received Approval in Principle for the Methane Oxidation Catalyst System (Note […]

March 15, 2022

CMA CGM And SIPG Jointly Completed Shanghai Port & China’s First Bonded LNG SIMOPS Bunkering

On March 15th, 2022, the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL PORT (GROUP) CO., LTD. (“SIPG”), a world leading […]

March 15, 2022

NYK To Participate In Research On Evaluation Of Ship Performance In Actual Seas

NYK will participate in “Japan Maritime Cluster Collaborative Research on Evaluation of Ship Performance in Actual Seas”, or “OCTARVIA Phase 2”, led by Japan’s National institute […]

July 27, 2022

Seaway 7 Welcomes New Heavy Transport Vessel, Seaway Swan To Its Fleet

Seaway 7 is pleased to announce that it has taken delivery of a new semisubmersible heavy transport vessel. The company entered into a bareboat contract with […]

July 27, 2022

Port Of Tanjung Pelepas To Use AI For Improving Efficiency And Optimising Scheduling

The Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between APM Terminals (30%) and the MMC Group, has entered into an agreement to deploy Innovez […]

July 26, 2022

Ukraine Aspires To Ship Grain Again Despite Russia’s Attack On Odesa Port

Ukraine hoped the UN-brokered contract would ease global food shortage as the war-torn nation planned to restart shipping grains from the Black Sea ports this week. […]

July 26, 2022

Cargo Ship Captain Sentenced To Jail In Indonesia For Smuggling Hazardous Waste

The captain of a cargo ship, SB Cramoil Equity, was jailed in Indonesia for smuggling containers loaded with hazardous and toxic waste into the country in […]

July 26, 2022

Cruise Passengers Shuttled Into Venice By A Motor Boat To Dodge Big Cruise Vessels Ban

A cruise major has reportedly circumvented a ban on its vessels entering the Venice lagoon by shuttling visitors into the city center on smaller motor boats. […]

July 26, 2022

At Least 17 Migrants Drown In A Boat Accident Off The Bahamas

At least 17 individuals lost their lives after a boat believed to be having dozens of migrants from Haiti capsized off the Bahamas while on the […]

July 26, 2022

International Quality Assessment Review Body Supports IMO Member States

The International Quality Assessment Review Body (IQARB) is due to update IMO Member States on its work supporting States to fulfil their obligations under IMO mandatory […]

July 26, 2022

CMS Carries Out World’s First 36K Running Hours Maintenance On Duel Fuel Marine Engine

CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has successfully completed the world’s first ever 36,000 running hours […]

July 26, 2022

US Navy’s Ship USS Whidbey Island Decommissions After Nearly 38 Years Of Service

Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship namesake, USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) held a decommissioning ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va. on July 22 […]